as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts
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Recent Examples of jurist
The legal precedents that are being applied and developed under the Supreme Court rulings could also be influenced by the general outlook of a jurist, Gielow Jacobs said.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
It is chaired by two distinguished jurists—Judge J. Michael Luttig and Jeh Charles Johnson—and includes a stellar cross-partisan array of lawyers, scholars, and community leaders.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
In the future, however, jurist pay raises and legislative pensions will be delinked and the Texas Ethics Commission will decide on annuity increases every five years, beginning in 2030.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Beating the top charges was not enough to convince Manhattan Federal Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs under strict conditions on a $1 million bond, a request the jurist shot down hours after the verdict was announced.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
It is chaired by two distinguished jurists—Judge J. Michael Luttig and Jeh Charles Johnson—and includes a stellar cross-partisan array of lawyers, scholars, and community leaders.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
In the future, however, jurist pay raises and legislative pensions will be delinked and the Texas Ethics Commission will decide on annuity increases every five years, beginning in 2030.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Beating the top charges was not enough to convince Manhattan Federal Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs under strict conditions on a $1 million bond, a request the jurist shot down hours after the verdict was announced.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurist
Noun
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In their ruling Friday, the judges did not provide an explanation for the denial.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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The judge didn't respond directly, but asked for more arguments to flesh out the unique case.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No response messages were disclosed in the court filings.—
Tom Hals,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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The man, who is being held on $2 million bail, is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 2, jail records show.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurist. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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